EXHIBIT 10.18 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Amendment No. 1, effective the 28th day of February 1997, is made to that certain Employment Agreement between Intermec Corporation and Michael Ohanian, dated the 18th day of May, 1995...

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.18
                                          
                                          
                                  AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                         TO
                                EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


This Amendment No. 1, effective the 28th day of February 1997, is made to 
that certain Employment Agreement between Intermec Corporation and Xxxxxxx 
Xxxxxxx, dated the 18th day of May, 1995 (hereinafter called the "Agreement").

WHEREAS, the parties to the Agreement wish to extend the Employment Period 
described in the Agreement from February 28, 1997 to February 28, 1998.

NOW THEREFORE, by mutual agreement of the parties, the Agreement is hereby 
amended as follows:

     1.   TERM OF AGREEMENT:

     The date "February 28, 1997" which appears in numbered Paragraphs 1, 
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD, and 12.2, EXECUTIVE'S REMEDIES FOR TERMINATION, is hereby 
changed to read "February 28, 1998."

     2.   COMPENSATION:

     The base salary set forth in numbered Paragraph 3, BASE PAY, shall be 
$300,000 for the period of March 1, 1997 through February 28, 1998.  All 
references to "Hiring Bonus," contained in the  Agreement are deleted.

     3.   PERFORMANCE BONUS:

     Numbered Paragraph 7, PERFORMANCE BONUS, is deleted and replaced with 
the following:

     7.  PERFORMANCE BONUS:  The Executive is eligible to receive a
     Performance Bonus for each fiscal year starting January 1, 1997 during
     any part of which he is employed, such Performance Bonus to be pro-rated
     to reflect that portion of the year in which he was employed. The maximum
     bonus payable for any given fiscal year shall be 125% of base salary
     payable for that fiscal year (or the pro-rated portion thereof), provided
     however, that any such Performance Bonus is subject to the



     provisions of the Western Atlas Inc., 1995 Incentive Compensation Plan.
     



     4.   OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

     Except as modified herein all other terms and conditions of the 
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as originally written.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed and delivered this 
Amendment No. 1 as of the date first written above.

INTERMEC CORPORATION                EXECUTIVE



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